http://clients.markboultondesign.com/c/citz/site/index.php/site/index/ en helen@citz.co.uk Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T18:30:30+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/mark_steels_in_town/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/mark_steels_in_town/#When:18:00:43Z Following his highly acclaimed, Sony Award winning and Writers Guild Award winning Radio 4 comedy show Mark Steel’s In Town, and the publication of a book of the same title, writer and stand-up comedian Mark Steel is back on the road - part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Bringing an element of Mark Steel’s In Town to each live performance, means Mark will write material shedding light on the quirkiness and interesting aspects of every town and city he visits, allowing each show to be unique - something local audiences up and down the country will devour and enjoy. Mark is committed to performing a routine about the history of every town he’ll perform in. However, he may regret making this promise!  As well as Mark Steel’s In Town, Mark has presented the BAFTA nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC2, is a regular on BBC One’s Have I Got News For You and Radio 4’s Newsquiz. He’s written several, acclaimed books, including: Reasons To Be Cheerful and What’s Going On and he writes a weekly column for The Independent.  Follow @MrMarkSteel on Twitter. Activity, Events, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2012-03-28T18:00:43+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/divided_city/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/divided_city/#When:17:30:17Z Back by popular demand, the musical theatre production of Divided City, based on the award-winning book by Theresa Breslin. Featuring a cast of over 50 young people drawn from Glasgow Secondary Schools. Set against a backdrop of the Orange marching season, Graham and Joe are drawn into a secret pact to help a young asylum seeker and his Glaswegian girlfriend when all they really want to do is play football for Glasgow City. Can friendship pull them through? A gripping tale about two boys, one Celtic fan, one Rangers fan, who must find their own answers in a divided world. Glasgow City Council Education Services and the Citizens Theatre collaborate on this exciting musical theatre project as part of Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative programme.  “crackingly fine musical staging…with the energy of whole-hearted team spirit” The Herald You can buy copies of Divided City at the Citizens Theatre Box Office for £5 (RRP £5.99) or visit our online store. Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Young Audiences, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Citizens Theatre, Featured, Featured Home, Featured TAG, Promo, Promo TAG 2012-02-02T17:30:17+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/little_ulla/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/little_ulla/#When:09:30:42Z After last year’s sell out run of Wonderland, Clare McGarry is back with a brand new festive show for 3-5 year olds about a special mountain goat called Little Ulla. It’s a busy little time for Little Ulla the Post Goat!  It’s Christmas time and she has lots of cards to deliver around the village.  Every day she makes people happy by delivering cards from friends and loved ones. But poor old Mr Hans the clockmaker never gets any Christmas cards!  Come and help Little Ulla give Mr Hans a special surprise and a Christmas he’ll never forget! Little Ulla is a 45 minute interactive Christmas Show specially created for little ones, with puppets, music, and yodelling! What was said about last year’s show: “Charming…McGarry is fast becoming a new force in Scottish theatre for very young children.” Sunday Herald “nicely pitched…witty and beautifully put together” Herald Activity, Productions, Audience, Young Audiences, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home, Featured TAG, Promo 2011-12-10T09:30:42+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/hansel_and_gretel/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/hansel_and_gretel/#When:17:00:36Z An original twist on the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale. Christmas at the Citizens brings inventive storytelling accompanied by original live music in an intimate theatre where everyone can feel part of the story. Watch Trailer. Hansel and Gretel are like any brother and sister. Cheeky and mischievous, they squabble with each other all day and live a happy life with their mother and father in the forest. But their world is turned upside down when a dreadful famine strikes the land and an envious, twisted old witch plots to have their father all to herself. Abandoned in the forest, Hansel and Gretel must stop their quarrelling and work together to defeat the wicked witch - and avoid being cooked for dinner! Join Hansel and Gretel in a magical family show full of fun and suspense and beautiful songs. A new version by Alan McHugh. Sponsored by Glasgow Dinearound. Find out more about our FAMILY WORKSHOP. You may also be interested in our Studio Christmas show Little Ulla for 3-5s. Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Young Audiences, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Citizens Company, Featured, Featured Home, Featured TAG, Promo, Promo TAG 2011-12-03T17:00:36+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/miriam_margolyes_book_launch/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/miriam_margolyes_book_launch/#When:17:00:42Z Join veteran of stage and screen; and current star of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg; Miriam Margolyes as she reads from Dickens’ Women, a new book she has co-written with Sonia Fraser. FREE EVENT After the readings, Magnus Linklater will interview Miriam about her fascinating and hugely varied career. This will be followed by a Q&A where members of the audience will get the opportunity to pose their own questions. Dickens’ Women will be published in November by Hesperus Press (priced £8.99). After this event there will be a BOOK SIGNING. Activity, Events, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2011-11-07T17:00:42+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/an_audience_with_celia_imrie/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/an_audience_with_celia_imrie/#When:12:29:45Z Much-loved British actress Celia Imrie discusses her new autobiography The Happy Hoofer with friend and fellow actress Fidelis Morgan. ‘I’ve always been wilful…I’ve always been stubborn and always determined’ One of our best-loved actresses, Celia Imrie would rather have been a dancer. As a child she planned to join the Royal Ballet and marry Rudolf Nureyev. Now she has become one of our finest and funniest performers, on stage, TV and screen - adored for her roles in Acorn Antiques and dinnerladies, as well as films including Calendar Girls and Nanny McPhee. In her hugely entertaining autobiography Celia Imrie recounts a life hurtling (not always intentionally) into adventures both on stage and off. Whether it’s finding herself on stage with half the scenery stuck to her cardigan, or being kidnapped on her way to location. Somehow she emerges from the chaos that can lie in her wake almost unscathed. Honest, mischeivious and fun - don’t miss this chance to see Celia Imrie back at the Citz. Activity, Events, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home, Promo 2011-10-29T12:29:45+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/one_million_tiny_plays_about_britain_2011/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/one_million_tiny_plays_about_britain_2011/#When:12:00:15Z RT Productions in association with Citizens Theatre remount Craig Taylor’s fast-paced montage of short plays for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011. A newspaper column becomes a play, a shop becomes a stage and ‘every disregarded crisp packet tells a story’ (Herald ****). Walk through the ‘White Stuff’ Narnia-style emporium on George Street to discover a remarkable theatre installation.  First premiered at the world renowned Citizens Theatre, this celebrated Guardian column of ‘overheard conversations’ reveal hilarious and at times heartbreaking glimpses of modern life. These tiny plays in which every one of us could have a starring role, bring together a portrait of a country both enriched and plagued with culture clashes. “beautifully directed”  The Scotsman ★★★★ “uniformly excellent cast’’  The Times ★★★★ “inspired’’  Guardian ★★★★ ALSO AT THE FRINGE 2011: THE MONSTER IN THE HALL by David Greig Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Location, On Tour, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2011-08-05T12:00:15+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/endemic_comedy/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/endemic_comedy/#When:17:30:31Z An evening of comedy sketches, stand-up and song. Hosted by Raymond Mearns. Join some of the country’s top comedy performers as they present an evening of sketches, stand-up and song to be applied directly to the eyes, ears and brain.  If conditions persist please consult GP. Guest hosted by Raymond Mearns (Rab C Nesbitt, Limmy’s Show) with a cast comprising David Bratchpiece, Neil ‘The Wee Man’ Bratchpiece, Tyler Collins, Rob Kane, Martin Smith, Julia Sutherland and Calum ‘Bob’ Weir. Activity, Events, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2011-06-23T17:30:31+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/staging_the_nation/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/staging_the_nation/#When:17:30:51Z NTS have assembled a brilliant cast to present a free play-reading of In Time O’ Strife by Joe Corrie. Introduced by Scottish playwright Peter Arnott. In its fifth year, the National Theatre of Scotland is resuming, provoking and joining a nationwide conversation about theatre with Scottish artists and audiences.  Staging The Nation is many things – lectures, debates, curated events, book clubs – and is open to everyone who shares a passion for theatre-making in Scotland.  In 2010, the National Theatre of Scotland asked Scottish playwrights to chose their favourite Scottish play.  In the first of their rehearsed play readings, Peter Arnott introduces a reading of his favourite, Joe Corrie’s IN TIME O’ STRIFE at the Citizens Theatre and explains why it’s so meaningful to him. Activity, Events, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2011-03-31T17:30:51+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/reveal_double_bill_count_me_in_love_letters/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/reveal_double_bill_count_me_in_love_letters/#When:11:30:10Z See two brand new works-in-progress in one night, by National Theatre of Scotland (with Citizens Theatre and Traverse Theatre), from two up-and-coming theatrical talents Gary McNair and Molly Taylor. Part of Reveal. In association with the Citizens Theatre. Love Letters to the Public Transport System By Molly Taylor In a fast-moving world where no-one stays in one place for too long, Love Letters to the Public Transport System is a show that seeks to find and thank the people who transport us daily; to friends, to lovers, to work, to moments of significance in our lives. But how do you find them?  This one woman show explores the ordinary and extraordinary journeys we make every day, and finally thanks the people who make them possible. Count Me In By Gary McNair Have you ever stopped to really think about it? Not just left or right, red or blue, but how it came about in the first place and how the whole system works? In his latest one man show, Gary McNair investigates how we all live in a political system that none of us signed up to - we were just born into it. Do we just have to like it or lump it? Or can we do something about it? Make sure you’re there because every vote counts. Or does it? Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2011-03-18T11:30:10+00:00